The
image depicts the love and unselfish service of a woman preparing
Jesus for his burial by anointing his feet with oil.
Today,
reply is on violating the commandments from GOD that require there be
love. Animals to populate the earth were called forth in pairs; and
the human male was provided with a mate fashioned from his own body.
Even so, the substance and process of divine love is seen to be
spirit in its character, form, and makeup. Lasting relationships
appear built on commitment, gratitude, respect, and reverence.
Arrogance, deceit, defiance, distrust, fear, rebellion, and
stubbornness that break off relationships derive from the flesh, and
are not demonstrations and expressions of the righteousness that is
love. It is written: 1st John 4: 6-12, King James
Version (KJV): 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he
that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of
truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one another:
for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and
knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God
sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through
him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us,
and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God
dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. One of the fighters
in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and Spirituality
who uses the ID “Achilles” (Level 1 with 49 points, a member
since October 10, 2019) posted the following:
Is
it a violation of Jesus's command to not love one another and to not
love God with your all?
Was
it a command that Jesus gave us, to love God with our all and to love
others as we love ourselves?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest
thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water
for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them
with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman
since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head
with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet
with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many,
are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven,
the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are
forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within
themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the
woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. (Luke 7: 44-50, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Love Shown By Divinity (03/08/2019); The Relationship
As Servant (06/03/2018); To Define “Godly Love” (08/20/2017);
Discernment And Godly Love (06/26/2018); Changed And Made
Christ-like? (06/19/2018); Porn, Prostitutes and Salvation?
(06/08/2017); Our Beginnings Were Perfect? (12/14/2015); The
Ordinance of Humility? (08/12/2015)
“Achilles”,
mankind was created to serve as a life companion to immortal,
incorruptible divinity. A divine rule that existence, life, and
relationship are continued through the presence and operations of
love can be discerned as appearing “from the beginning” through
the accounts of Creation. Life essence (breath, spirit, word)
was imparted from the makeup of GOD to both the male and female pair;
and the two were to dwell together on the earth as vessels of
inseparable spirit substance. Included were faith, holiness,
longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness without sameness, personhood,
wisdom, and wrath against sin. Those who seek a healthy relationship
where both themselves and divinity can display and express love must
understand that more than affection, desire, feelings, romance, or
sexual behavior are involved. Accountability, duty, and sacred
practices must appear along with acknowledgments of divine law,
forgiveness, humility, regular attention to life principals,
unselfish service, and willingness to endure chastisement and
suffering. Rather than a reward for perfect obedience, divine love
is a response to contrition, repentance, and sorrowing for sin with a
willingness to be transformed and exist as the new creation of
Jesus Christ. Consider again the following that uses language from
the Bible, and a presentation from the music ministry of Ce Ce
Winans:
(1.)
Luke 7: 36-43, King James Version (KJV): 36 And one of the
Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into
the Pharisee’s house, and sat
down to meat. 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a
sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s
house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 And stood at his
feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with
tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and
kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now
when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within
himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who
and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she
is a sinner. 40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have
somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 41 There
was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five
hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing to
pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them
will love him most? 43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he,
to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly
judged.
(2.)
John 21: 12-17, KJV: 12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and
dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing
that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and
giveth them, and fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that
Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from
the dead. 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter,
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith
unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto
him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon,
son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord;
thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time,
Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things;
thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
(3.)
2nd John 1: 5-11, KJV: 5 And now I beseech thee, lady,
not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we
had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is
love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment,
That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. 7
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an
antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things
which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. 9
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,
hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both
the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not
this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid
him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of
his evil deeds.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR6HSSm5YUM)
Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
AN
AFTERTHOUGHT: In the same way, the Ten Commandments were provided to
establish a people and nation under GOD, the commandments provided by
Jesus Christ are to establish a church and a kingdom of GOD under a
divine High Priest and King. It is written: Matthew 22: 35-40,
King James Version (KJV): 35 Then one of them, which was a
lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36
Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus
said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first
and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two
commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Within the church of
Jesus Christ, the dominion of love is to be manifest: Romans 13:
7-10, KJV: 7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom
tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear;
honour to whom honour. 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one
another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For
this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt
not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet;
and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly
comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is
the fulfilling of the law.
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